Alpinia pumila Ensete that offers the best of

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kaibabensis are the largest in the species

I guess it should have been named 'Slim's Fast'

Each clump is topped with 38" scapes in early summer with near white flowers

Podophyllum difforme does not run or go dormant until fall

Alpinia pumila Ensete that offers the best ofThanks to ginger guru Tom Wood for telling us about Alpinia pumila which has become one of our favorite hardy gingers. Alpinia pumila hails from the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan where it can be found in mountain valleys at 1,600' 3,600' elevation. Alpinia pumila makes a diminutive, slowly stoloniferous, tropical looking groundcover with 6" long x 3" wide green leaves highlighted by broad silver streaks. The cardamom